Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1449 | 1270 | 1270 | 1303 | 1303 | 1322 | 1156 | 972 | 1150 | 1025 | 991 | 1003 | 1117 | 880 | 813 | 472 | 377 | 358 | 291 | 286 | 338 | 438 | 679 | 599 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.52m | 11:29AM1.64m | 11:52PM1.52m | 12:17PM1.64m | 00:38AM1.54m | 1:00PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.49m | 5:51AM0.46m | 6:25PM0.46m | 6:36AM0.42m | 7:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1449 | 1270 | 1270 | 1303 | 1303 | 1322 | 1156 | 972 | 1150 | 1025 | 991 | 1003 | 1117 | 880 | 813 | 472 | 377 | 358 | 291 | 286 | 338 | 438 | 679 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 37 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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